Threats of torture, disappearance, and execution to extort false confessions of wrongdoing and associations are among the charges against US officials in the lawsuit:
- U.S. Citizen Sues Over Treatment in ‘Rendition’ (Washington Post)
Top executives authorized a $1 million payoff to Iraqi officials, an act that would have been illegal under American law:
The Journalists Freedom Association accuses parliament of deliberate delay in passing a law to protect journalists from the flood of legal cases against “publishers and media outlets … [that] is a very effective tactic to silence dissent”:
Fearing unrest in Yemen would provide an opportunity for Al Qaeda to expand its presence …
- Yemen, U.S. Sign Military Deal as Country Fights Rebels (Reuters / Washington Post)
… Saudi Arabia flouts Iranian warnings to stay out of Yemeni affairs and orders a navel blockage in the Red Sea:
- Saudis ‘to Keep up Houthi Campaign’ (Al Jazeera)
What implications will increasing Taliban control and autonomy from al-Qaeda have on US strategy in Afghanistan?
- In Afghanistan, Taliban Surpasses Al-Qaeda (Washington Post)
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